Yearly Archives: 2024

Catechetical Service at 10:15 AM on Sunday, July 14, 2024

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Catechetical Service, July 14, 2024 at 10:15 AM

Hymn “Do Not Despair, O Little Flock” LW 300, TLH 263
Hymn “Lord Help Us Ever to Retain” Stanza 1-2 of LW 477,  TLH 288
Hymn “Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You” LW 303, TLH 444
Hymn “Lord Help Us Ever to Retain” Stanza 3-4 LW 477,  TLH 288
Pastoral Epistle written by Pastor Michael Henson
Hymn “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word” LW 334, TLH 261

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Trinity-Seven-Catechetical-Service-7-14-2024-On-Line.pdf
Picture:  Ottheinrich Bible 1430 (VI:79) Saul’s Conversion Acts 9

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Catechesis for Trinity Seven on July 10, 2024

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On Wednesday nights, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM and a catechetical service at 7:00 PM.

This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ feeding of the 4,000 (St. Mark 8:1-9), which is the Holy Gospel for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity.

Learn-by-Heart will include the hymn “Wondrous King, All-Glorious” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #45), Small Catechism, Fifth and Sixth Commandments and meanings, and St. Matthew 6:33.

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-7-07-10-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Seven-Insert-07-23-2023.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

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Before the Holy Communion 3.

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O GOD, Who makest the unworthy worthy, sinners righteous, impure pure: Work in me true repentance for my sins and misdeeds, for my daily and countless transgressions. Through faith in Thy Son, make me worthy to receive the sacrament of Thy Son’s Body and Blood for the cleansing of my soul and body of all shame and sin; through Him Who offered Himself to Thee, O God Father, the perfect propitiatory Sacrifice, Who is our sinless and only Mediator, through the High Priest, Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son. Amen. (adapted, Oremus, 1925, p.141).

#48 The Two Great Advantages of Hearing the Word: God’s Will and Certain Living

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For whoever hears the Word of God diligently enjoys two great advantages, which could never be enjoyed without that Word.  The first is that we learn to know God’s will, how He is disposed towards us and what He will do with us after this life. It is impossible for man to know these things without the Word of God; for be either proceeds on his way securely and presumptuously, without the fear of God and not believing that God is really angry at sin; or, if he has a sufficient knowledge of this fact from the preaching of the law, he can arrive at no other conclusion than that God will condemn him on account of his sin. But the Word of God teaches that, although God is fearfully angry at the impenitent, yet He will be merciful, deliver from sin and death, and give eternal life to all those who turn to Him by true faith in His Son Jesus Christ. This is one blessing we derive from the Word, which therefore we should cheerfully and diligently hear.

The other is this, that we learn from it how our temporal life, vocation and work, being comprehended in the Word of God and sanctified by it, forms a true service of God with which He is well pleased. Therefore to serve God it is not necessary for a man to engage in something extraordinary in his external life, as the monks have been doing. Let him remain in his temporal calling and do what his rulers, office, and position require of him. In this way God is served aright, and is well pleased, and He will grant success and prosperity. (Luther’s House Postil, Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, Volume 3, p. 696)

Basics of Lutheran Teaching #10 – July 7, 2024

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If you might be interested in joining Trinity Lutheran Church, this is the course for you!

Handout 1: Close-of-the-Commandments.pdf
Handout 2: Justification-and-Sanctification-handout.pdf
Handout 3: Priesthood.pdf
Overheads 1: Overhead-Close-of-the-Commandments.pdf
Overheads 2: Justification-and-Sanctification.pdf

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL)

 

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Divine Service Trinity Six – July 7, 2024

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “This Is the Day the Lord Has Made” LW 200
Readings:  Exodus 20:1-17, Romans 6:3-11, St. Matthew 5:20-26
Hymn of the Day: “The Man a Godly Life Might Live” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #44, LW 331, TLH 287)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness” LW 239
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
Hymn “Jesus Shall Reign” LW 312
“I Lay My Sins on Jesus” LW 366, TLH 652
“Feed Your Children, God Most Holy” LW 468, TLH 659

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Trinity-Six-Cover-07-07-2024-online.pdf

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Picture:  Ottheinrich Bible 1430 (VI:77) Philip and Ethiopian Acts 8:26-40

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Catechesis for Sixth Sunday after Trinity – July 3, 2024

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On Wednesday nights, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM and a catechetical service at 7:00 PM.

This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ teaching on His own fulfillment of the Law (Matthew 5:17-26), which is the Holy Gospel for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity.

Learn-by-Heart will include the hymn “The Man a Godly Life Might Live” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #44), Small Catechism, Fourth Commandment and meaning, and St. Matthew 5:19.

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-6-July-3-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn:  Trinity-Sixteen-Insert-09-24-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

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Before the Holy Communion 8.

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TRUSTING only in Thy mercy, O Lord, Jesus, I draw near: sick that Thou mayest heal me, hungry that Thou mayest feed me, thirsty that Thou mayest give me drink, poor and needy that Thou mayest relieve me, desolate to my kind Comforter.

But whence is this to me that Thou shouldest come unto me and give Thyself to me? How shall I appear before Thee, how canst Thou come to me a sinner?

Thou knowest, O good Lord, that I have no good thing in me to deserve this mercy: I confess my unworthiness, I acknowledge Thy goodness, I give Thee thanks for Thy mercy, I praise Thee for Thine exceeding love.

Since, therefore, it is Thy will, since Thou hast said, “Come unto Me,” I come, O Lord; let not my sins move Thee to reject me; be it unto me according to Thy Word; for there is none other Name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved, but Thine, O most blessed Lord and Saviour.

And whatsoever is wanting unto me, do Thou, O most merciful Jesus, vouchsafe to supply out of the riches of Thy merits, Thy pains and labors, Thy bitter death, whereby Thou hast redeemed me, Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. (Oremus, 1925, p.143).